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For the last two centuries, Western [[philosophy ]] has developed in the shadow of [[Hegel]], an influence each new thinker struggles to escape. As a consequence, Hegel’s absolute [[idealism ]] has become the bogeyman of philosophy, obscuring the fact that he is the defining [[philosopher ]] of the historical transition to [[modernity]], a period with which our own [[times ]] share startling similarities.

Today, as [[global ]] [[capitalism ]] comes apart at the seams, we are entering a new period of transition. In Less Than [[Nothing]], the product of a career-long focus on the part of its [[author]], [[Slavoj Žižek ]] argues it is imperative we not simply [[return ]] to Hegel but that we [[repeat ]] and exceed his triumphs, overcoming his limitations by [[being ]] even more [[Hegelian ]] than the [[master ]] himself. Such an approach not only enables Žižek to [[diagnose ]] our [[present ]] condition, but also to engage in a critical dialogue with the key strands of contemporary thought—Heideggerthought—[[Heidegger]], [[Badiou]], speculative realism, quantum [[physics]], and cognitive [[sciences]]. Modernity will begin and end with Hegel.